Carrie Kahn

Women in Mexico, from bank executives to housekeepers, went on strike today to protest the country's high rate of violence against women and girls.

In Pakistan, women took to the streets despite attacks from fundamentalists. And, fed up with gender-based violence and murders, Mexican women staged a nationwide strike on International Women's Day.

"They have the right to be searched for, and we have the right to search for them," says the mother of a man who has been missing since 2013. Relatives say the government does little to help.

More than 61,000 people in Mexico have disappeared. Most vanished after the government launched its war on drugs more than a decade ago. Relatives must look among unmarked graves for family mebers.

The death of a 7-year-old girl has fueled outrage over the perils of being female in Mexico, where there is a high rate of crimes against women.

Mexicans fleeing what they call unprecedented violence say the U.S. is rushing to send them back to Mexico without granting them due process to present their asylum claims.

If you're in the market for a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, look no further: Mexico's leader has just the plane for you, and he's apparently struggling to find a buyer.

Pressured by the Trump administration, the Mexican government is moving to curb migration through its territory into the United States.

Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador has been trying to unload his presidential plane, preferring to make a show of flying commercial. With no takers, he'll now raffle it off.

Much of Mexico's official language regarding migration remains euphemistic, critics say, even as migration policies have grown harsher. More than 2,000 Central Americans have been deported this month.

The 7.7 magnitude temblor struck off the coasts of Jamaica, Cuba and the Cayman Islands. Social media was flooded with photos and video from people documenting the event.

Hundreds of crime victims took to the streets in Mexico Sunday demanding the government find their missing relatives and stop the violence. Last year was the most murderous in Mexico's recent history.

The manager of a monarch butterfly sanctuary in Mexico is missing, and authorities suspect foul play. There is concern that his conservation efforts got in the way of criminal gangs.

Haitians spent the 10th anniversary of the 7.0 earthquake remembering the more than 100,000 people who were killed. Amid the solemn services, there were calls for political unity.

Sunday marks 10 years since a massive earthquake killed at least 100,000 Haitians. As they mark the anniversary, they mourn not only their dead but a lost decade of opportunities.

Billions of dollars poured into Haiti after the 2010 earthquake, giving the economy a boost. But reconstruction hasn't lived up to what was promised and Haitians tell NPR they feel forgotten.

Ten years ago, an earthquake killed as many as 200,000 Haitians and displaced more than a million. Survivors, officials and economists say much of the international aid that poured in has been wasted.

The U.N. and Vatican have tried to broker talks between Haiti's president and the opposition. Protesters are on holiday break, but promise to go back onto the streets on New Year's Day.

Vanilla, which has grown and exported to the world for centuries, may not be produced in Mexico much longer. Violence and robberies are the latest threat to this very profitable crop.

A lull in the demonstrations that have rocked Haiti for the last several months has given residents a break from the violence and a chance to get into the Christmas spirit — especially artists.